Category Archives: Health

Over the past few decades, the statistics of people currently under physiotherapy treatment has reached a staggering number. Not only in the United States are millions of people undergoing some form of physical therapy treatment, but also in other countries … Continue reading →

﻿Today’s Obesity Research Obesity increases a person’s risks for high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as cancers of the breast, endometrium, colon, kidney, and oesophagus. This is why world health officials are putting more money into obesity research and … Continue reading →

﻿The Busy Field of Geriatric Physiotherapy Source: Flickr Clinics that specialize in geriatric physiotherapy never run low on work. The elderly have diseases and disorders in greater numbers than any other age group. Their care is difficult, but rewarding. Geriatric … Continue reading →

﻿Pet Obesity – A Growing Concern Obesity in pets is common nowadays causing real problems. The obesity in pets is due to either over feeding or not providing any exercise to the pets or not providing the right diet. Obesity … Continue reading →

﻿What Is Physiotherapy? Source: Flickr If you have a musculo-skeletal problem or injury, you might be given a referral to a physiotherapy clinic. If you have gone to one before, you know what to expect. If you are new to … Continue reading →

﻿Morbid Obesity – Causes, Cure, and Threats Obesity becomes morbid when it reaches the point of significantly increasing the risk of one or more obesity-related health conditions or serious diseases (also known as co-morbidities) that result either in significant physical … Continue reading →

﻿Physiotherapy Statistics Physiotherapy is a strong force in the field of modern medicine. There have been many new programs started for the study of its practice. Physiotherapy statistics give information about those who practice it and those who benefit from … Continue reading →

﻿The Cost of Obesity Source: Flickr Obesity or corpulence, is malnutrition more prevalent in developed countries. This health condition is like a spider’s web. Once you’re obese, you’re at risk of a variety of other health conditions, mental and physical. … Continue reading →

﻿How to Check Physiotherapy Credentials Source: Flickr When you have physiotherapy done, you are putting your body in the hands of someone you believe to be a trained professional. Pain and disfigurement could result if the procedures are done wrong. … Continue reading →

﻿The History of Obesity Obesity is simply fatness in a degree higher than being overweight. The energy intake coming from food is stored as fat because the body does not use it. Obesity has quite an impact in one’s physical … Continue reading →